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NASA: Seasonal Water Flows on Mars
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It's so close to impossible it would fundamentally change everything we know about every field of science. Honestly, the entire scientific community would throw their proverbial hands up.
EdReedFan20
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The filmmakers of The Martian (out next week) will probably be thinking on Monday "great timing guys! It's too late to add that in!". Whatever it is.
Obliterator
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I keep hoping some bonkers ass shit like this happens at some point. We find a human skeleton somewhere it shouldn't be. We find evidence of an intelligent race that lived and dissappeared on this planet before us. We discover something utterly trippy about space that makes zero sense at all. I realize nothing like this would ever happen but it would be crazy to live through
Oh, I agree. I would love it.
User Name Here
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Did they find dust covered rocks!?!?!
EdReedFan20
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But that would mean the Reapers are real, too! Can't have that happen.
Dinosaurs are recent history compared to the time life has been present on Earth.
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If this was anything significant (like evidence of microbial life in the present or in the past) they'd be on the news right now telling us how significant it is and ask for more funding.
It's fucking nothing, probably.
It's fucking nothing, probably.
Vigilant Walrus
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I bet it has something to do with Matt Damon. They want to bring him home. Don't trust him. We saw what happened in Interstellar.
Angelus Errare
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"We put bacteria on Mars, it lasted 8 seconds!"
AngmarsKing701
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What if this RSL stuff is algae?
If this was true NASA would word it in such a way that would force congresses hand for funding.
Sniffynose
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I already played this area in Destiny so I won't spoil it too much
It would be badass if they found a giant monolith with Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing on it though tbh.
The Cabal use that pit as their urinal
It would be badass if they found a giant monolith with Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing on it though tbh.
Gemüsepizza
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If it was major to the general public, the announcement would be made by the President.
MilkyJoe
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I'd bet six bucks and my right nut it's this.
maquiladora
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It's going to be about atmospheric water on Mars.
Banjotanooki
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Fuck off with teasing us about major announcements. It's NEVER anything big. Let us know when you actually found an alien or something.
Generic Power Ranger
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Sorry if this has been answered, but when is this in GMT ?
IchigoSharingan
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Gemüsepizza;179900246 said:
Fuck that.
I want it to be announced by Dave Chappelle.
TheChewyWaffles
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Bring him home.
maniac-kun
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The alien head pyramids are actualy real.
dark_inferno
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That would make living in this century awesome. Born to soon to discover/fly to planets. Born to late to discover continents.
CadetMahoney
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There must be a reason for this, like "this will calm down the nuts beforehand sort of thing".
Generic Power Ranger
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BouncyFrag
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http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ should be fun to hear insane, cray cray predictions.
maquiladora
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From reading around it seems like the announcement will be the discovery of liquid water underground on Mars which seasonally bubbles up to the surface in places.
If true, it's big news since microbial life could exist within that water.
If true, it's big news since microbial life could exist within that water.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
It would be the most interesting way to turn over what we think we know, that's for sure.
My bet is on proof of either subterranean aquifers or flowing surface water. Either would be a massive finding in scientific fashion (a step that leads to many other more steps and new questions), but it wouldn't have any political consequence as something extraterrestrial-life related.
Hell, even finding fosilized microbial traces would have utterly massive consequences here on Earth, for it would imply that the Universe is full of life and thus, that advanced extraterrestial life / civilizations are more than likely.
Hell, even finding fosilized microbial traces would have utterly massive consequences here on Earth, for it would imply that the Universe is full of life and thus, that advanced extraterrestial life / civilizations are more than likely.
It's mostly the mainstream news that takes 'Major science news' out of the an press briefing and puts their own perception on what major means in their articles.
No one there actually wants to go overboard on stuff, just that headlines of stupid people get the attention of other stupid people.
cebri.one
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I would bet on that.
Could be huge if this is what they're going to announce.
anonymous_abc
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Maybe they will just announce another announcement of an announcement?
Poimandres
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Yeah, that would be legit big. Not getting my hopes up though.
Obviously actual life currently existing on mars or some awesome 6 wanged Martian dog skeleton would be the ideal, but you know...
maquiladora
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I think the giveaway is the inclusion of the grad student from Georgia Institute of Technology in the press conference. Why would he be there? Apparently a few years ago he accidentally discovered the possibility of liquid water rising to the surface on Mars. That may have now been confirmed.
Sounds legit
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